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F. P. RILEY.'.

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Paten'wd July 12, 1921.. I

A TTURNEYS UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

FRANCIS PAUL RILEY, OF YORK, N. Y.', ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO EDWARD ZITZMAN, OF NEW YORK, N. Y. i v

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 12, 1921.

Application filed October 9, 1920. Serial No. 415,749.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANCIS PAUL RILEY, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city of New York, borough of the Bronx, in the county of Bronx and State of New York, have invented a new and Improved Stool, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

The present invention relates to new and useful improvements in stools, and it pertains more particularly to a stool especially adapted for use by shoe salesmen.

It is the primar object of the present invention to provi e a combined stool and mirror, the said mirror being capable of being swung from an obscure position to a position in which it is used to display the foot with a shoe thereon.

It is a further object of the invention to so construct a device of this character that it will have substantially the same appearance as devices of this type at present in use, and will also possess the added advantage of a mirror such as heretofore mentioned.

It is a further object of the invention to so construct the device that the mirror will move automatically to display position when released. 7

It is a still further object of the invention to provide a latch mechanism which may be released by a person seated upon the stool.

Referring to the drawings-- Figure 1 is a perspective view of the foot stool with the foot rest in operative position thereon;

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the foot stool with the'mirror in operative position;

Fig. 3 is a detail perspective view showing the mirror-latching mechanism in elevation, and

v Fig. 4 is a bottom plan view showing the mirror and the latching mechanism.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, the reference character 5 designates the seat of the stool, and 6 designates the foot board or rest. The seat 5 is supported by means of a framework 7, which in turn is supported by legs 8, connected by means of suitable braces 9 by which the parts of the framework are rigidly secured together. The seat 5 is provided with a handle 9, by means of which the stool may be moved from place to place as desired.

As more clearly shown in Fig. 3, the foot board or rest 6 is provided with a reflecting mirror 10 on its rear face, said reflecting mirror being retained in position by means of angle irons 11, which in turn are secured to the foot board or rest 6.

The foot board or rest 6 is pivotally mounted as at 15, and is provided on its face opposite to that which carries the mirror, fvliith a suitable covering 16, of rubber or the Mounted in one of the end members of the frame 7, is a latch member 18, and said latch member 18 is secured, as at 19, to the inner end of a rigid bar 20. This bar 20 is pivotally mounted as at 21, and has a downwardly bent portion 22, which forms a handle or operating latch therefor.

The device operates in the following manner: The purchaser of a pair of shoes positions his foot upon the foot board or rest 6, and the shoe salesman seated upon the member 5, will fit the shoe. After the shoe has been fitted and it is desired to display the same, the salesman reaches downward and by rocking the rigid lever 20 through the medium of its operating member 22 about its pivotal point 21, the latch 18 is disengaged from the foot board or rest and the same is permitted to swing about its pivotal point 15.

By reference to the drawings, it will be noted that the pivoted foot board and mirror are pivotally mounted at a point nearer to one end than to the other, the longer end being positioned upwardly when the device is used as a foot board or rest as shown in Fig. 1. By pivotally mounting this foot board or rest nearer one of its ends than the other, it will be seen that immediately the latch is released, the foot board or rest will swing by gravity to the position where the mirror will be displayed forwardly.

I claim:

1. A device of the character described comprising a framework, a seat supported thereby, a foot board pivotally mounted in the framework and provided on one of its sides with a foot rest and on its other side with a mirror, means carried by the framework for securing the foot board in one position, and means for operating said footboard-securing means to release the foot board to permit of its automatically swingwardly of the framework, a latch for holding to the other position. ing the foot board in one position, and

2. A device of the character described means for operating saidlatoh to permit of 10 comprising a framework, a seat carried by the foot board swinging under the action of 5 the framework, a foot'board pivotally gravity to itsfolding position, substantially mounted in the framework andadapted to as described, expose both its front and rear faces for- FRANCIS PAUL RILEY. v 

